Situation Monitoring: Exercise Sheet (Mrs. Valdez)

TeamSTEPPS Long-Term Care Version: Module 4

The Long-Term Care version of TeamSTEPPS adapts the core concepts of the TeamSTEPPS program to reflect the environment of nursing homes and other other long-term care settings such as assisted living and continuing care retirement communities. The examples, discussions, and exercises below are tailored to the long-term care environment.

Script

Instructions:

Read the following at the start of the Mrs. Gloria Valdez optional exercise.

Read:

An initial care plan meeting is scheduled for Mrs. Gloria Valdez, a woman who has recently come to live here at [NURSING HOME NAME]. Although the whole care team is invited, it is a busy day.

Staff in attendance are the nurse, social worker, activity assistant, and occupational therapist. Those not in attendance are Mrs. Valdez, her daughter Rose, the nursing assistant, and the housekeeper.

Mrs. Valdez does not attend, because she is very confused and anxious today and the nurse has decided that her attendance would not be useful to the process. Rose, her daughter, works days and cannot make the meeting. She will try to take time off to attend future meetings. The nursing assistant is very busy and does not come; two staff have called in sick. The housekeeper is not a member of the interdisciplinary care team and never attends.